Latin American History
Latin American history at the University
of Arizona has long been one of its most distinguished graduate
programs. While we have special strength in Mexican history,
our goal is to offer broad comprehensive training in the
field . Our students are expected to have strong language
skills in Spanish and Portuguese, and are offered a wide
choice of regional and topical classes in colonial, early
national, and twentieth century history. Students here also
have an opportunity to work with leading Latin American
scholars in Anthropology, Art History, Geography, Law, Mexican
American Studies, Political Science, Spanish and Portuguese,
and Women's Studies. As a group, Latin American specialists
on campus are affiliated with the Center of Latin American
Studies, an interdisciplinary program for teaching and research.
Supported in part with Title VI funding from the U.S. Department
of Education, the Center sponsors an active roster of outside
speakers and community events, and offers a variety of grant
opportunities and internships. Tucson itself provides a
rich and stimulating environment for students of Latin America.
Located just seventy miles from the border, with a large,
diverse, multi-cultural population of its own, the city
is the hub for a wide range of economic, political, and
cultural activities that link Latin America with the United
States.
Faculty
B.J. Barickman
(Ph.D., University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne 1990)
William Beezley (Ph.D. University of Nebraska,
1969)
Martha Few (Ph.D. University of Arizona,
1997)
Kevin Gosner (Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania,
1984)
Oscar Martinez (Ph.D., University
of California, Los Angeles, 1975)
Jadwiga Pieper Mooney (Ph.D. Rutgers University,
2000)
Dissertations in Progress
| Ryan Alexander |
Fortunate Sons of the Revolution: Miguel Aleman and Civilian Rule in Mexico, 1946-1952. |
| Matt Furlong |
Peasants, Slaves, and Sojourners: Itinerant Asians in Colonial New Spain, 1571-1700.
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Catherine T. Goode
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“Etxekoak inperioa: A Basque Family Empire in the 18th Century Global Economy.” |
Alexander Hidalgo
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The Imaginary Frontier: Cartography and Ideology in New Spain, 1600-1800. |
Ryan Kashanipour
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A World of Cures: Yucatec Healing in the Eighteenth Century |
Amelia Kiddle
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La Política del Buen Amigo: Mexican Relations with Latin America during the Presidency of Lazaro Cardenas, 1934-1940 |
Erika Korowin
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Crafting a New Nation: Cultural Politics on the Chilean Road to Socialism, 1970-1973.
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Amanda Lopez
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The Cadaverous City: The Everyday Life of the Dead in Mexico City, 1875-1930 |
Ignacio Martinez
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Negotiated Terrain: Friendship in Colonial New Mexico, 1680-1760. |
Tyler Ralston
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Social Change, Populist Politics, and Popular Memory: The Baixada Fluminense and the Legendary Tenorio Cavalcanti, 1945-1964. |
Cory Schott
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“Shifting Boundaries: Social Change in Colonial Nicaragua, 1759-1814.” |
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Recently Completed Dissertations and Recent Ph.D. Placement
Elena Albarran (2007)
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Children of the Revolution: Constructing the Mexican Citizen, 1920-1940
Assistant Professor, Miami Uinversity-Ohio
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| Glenn J. Avent (2005) |
Representing Revolution: The Mexican Congress and the Origins of Single-Party Rule, 1916–34
Assistant Professor, Hastings College
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Celestine Gonzalez de
Bustamante (2005) |
“Television in the Tropics: Mexico and Brazil, 1950-1970.”
Assistant Professor, Journalism Departmet, University of Arizona
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Michael A. Matthews
(2008) |
A Social History: Mexican Railroads, 1876-1900.
Assistant Professor, Elon College, North Carolina
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| Ageeth Sluis (2005) |
City of Spectacles: Gender Performance, Revolutionary Reform, and the Creation of Public Space in Mexico City, 1915-1939.
Assistant Professor, Butler University
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| Gretchen Pierce (2007) |
Sober Revolutionaries: Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the Anti-Alcohol Campaigns in Jalisco, Oaxaca, and Sonora, Mexico, 1910-1940
Assistant Professor University of Indiana--Gary
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| Scott L. Taylor (2004) |
Mary between Good and the Devil: Jurisprudence, Theology, and Satire in Bartolo of Sassoferrato’s Processus Sathane
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| Maria A. Toxqui. (2008) |
Identity, Power and Social Interaction of the Pulquerios in Mexico City during the Liberal Republic, (1857-1910).
Assistant Professor, Bradley University
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| Emily L. Wakild (2007) |
Resources, Communities and Conservation: The Creation of National Parks in Revolutionary Mexico under President Lazaro Cardenas, 1934-1940.
Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University
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| Maria Munoz (2009) |
"Son Tan Mexicanos Como Nosotros":The First National Congress of Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Indigenismo, 1968-1982.
Assistant Professor, Susquehanna University |
| Stephen Neufeld (2009) |
Servants of the Nation: The Military in the Making of Modern Mexico, 1876-1911.
Assistant Professor, Cal State Fullerton |
Local Resources:
Latin
American Studies
Documentary
Relations of the Southwest
Southwest
Center
Arizona
Historical Society
Arizona State
Museum |
